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2009-2010 Fellows & Alumni 2009-2010 Fellows Jodi Hawes, MD Neuro-Rehabilitation Home State: Iowa Undergraduate: BS, Russell Sage College, Troy, NY Medical School: MD, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY Internship: Duke University, Durham, NC Neurology Residency: Duke University, Durham, NC Neurology Interests: Neurorehabilitation, TBI Other Interests: Running and softball James Alex MacDonald, MD Neuro-Rehabilitation Home State:  North Carolina Undergraduate: BS, NC State University Medical School: MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine Internship: Virginia Commonwealth University Neurology Residency: Boston University Neurology Interests: TBI, Stroke Other Personal Interests:  Kashyap Patel, MD Clinical Neurophysiology – Neuromuscular Pathway Home State: Ahmedabad, India Undergraduate: HSC Medical School:  MBBS, Medical College of India  Internship: Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Neurology Residency: University of Florida Neurology Interests:  EMG, EEG, Stroke Other Interests: Hiking, movies, traveling, cricket Shankar Perumal, MD EEG/Epilepsy Fellowship Home State: Troy, NY Undergraduate: BS, Tufts University Medical School: MD, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY Internship: Albany Medical Center Neurology Residency:  Albany Medical Center Neurology Interests: Prolonged video EEG monitoring  Other Interests: Traveling Burton Lee Kennedy, MD Clinical Neurophysiology Home State: Louisiana Undergraduate: B.S., Louisiana Tech University Medical School: M.D., Louisiana State School of Medicine Neurology Internship and Residency:  Wake Forest University School of Medicine Neurology Interests: Dementia Other Interests: Gardening, cooking, wine tasting, and home improvement Alumni Fellows Mohammed Ahmed, MD   Neuro-rehabilitation Fellow (Completed 2009) Home State: Texas Medical School: Al-Ameen Medical College, Karnataka, India Practice – Academic – Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC Sara Benjamin, MD Sleep Fellow  (Completed 2006) Home State: Maryland Undergraduate: Goucher College Medical School: University of Maryland Internship: Washington Hospital Center – Washington, DC Neurology Residency: George Washington University Medical Center Neurology Interests: Sleep, stroke, infectious disease Private Practice – Sleep Medicine, Washington, DC Martin Brown, MD. EMG Fellow  (Completed 2007) Home State: Delaware Undergraduate:  University of Louisville School of Medicine Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine Internship: University of Louisville School of Medicine Residency: University of Louisville School of Medicine Practice – Academic – Kentucky Stuart Busby, MD Sleep Fellow (Completed 2007) Home State:  Mississippi Undergraduate: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine Internship:  Johns Hopkins University Residency:  Emory University Fellowship: UNC – EEG fellowship Mary Campagna-Gibson, M.D. Sleep Fellowship (Completed 2009) Home State: Illinois Undergraduate: University of Illinois Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Residency: Wake Forest University School of Medicine Neurology Interests: Epilepsy and Sleep disorders Practice – Private - Rutherfordton, NC Michael Cartwright, MD Neuromuscular Fellow (Completed 2007) Home State: Minnesota Undergraduate: Wake Forest University Medical School:  Wake Forest University School of Medicine Internship:  Wake Forest University School of Medicine Neurology Residency:  Wake Forest University School of Medicine Neurology Interests: Neuromuscular diseases Practice – Academic – Wake Forest University School of Medicine Joseph Chipman, MD EMG Neuromuscular Pathway Fellowship (Completed 2009) Home State:  North Carolina Undergraduate: University of North Carolina, B.S. Residency: Drexel University School of Medicine Neurology Interests: Neuromuscular Diseases, EMG, Epilepsy, Dystonia, Movement Disorders, Headache Practice – Private – Mooresville, NC Jeff Craig, MD Stroke, Cerebrovascular disease, and Neurosonology Fellowship (Completed 2009) Home State: Kentucky Undergraduate: University of Kentucky Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine Residency: Wake Forest University School of Medicine Neurology Interests: Stroke Practice – Academic – Wake Forest University School of Medicine Jin Kuk Do, MD Stroke, Cerebrovascular disease, and Neurosonology Fellowship (Completed 2009) Home State: Daegu, Korea Medical School: Kyungpook National University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea Residency:  Kyungpook National University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea Neurology Interest: Stroke, Neurosonology, Headache and Dizziness Practice - Kara Eickman, MD EMG Neuromuscular Pathway (Completed 2009) Home State: Montana Undergraduate: University of North Dakota Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine Residency: Wake Forest University School of Medicine Neurology Interests: Movement disorders, Headache, Multiple sclerosis Practice – Academic – Wake Forest University School of Medicine Christine Hagen, MD Sleep Fellow (Completed 2008) Home State: Georgia Undergraduate: University of Georgia Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Neurology Interests: Neuromuscular disease, general neurology Practice – Private – Greensboro, NC Monica Islam, MD Epilepsy Fellow  ( Completed 2006) Home State: Virginia Undergraduate: University of Virginia Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School Pediatric Residency: University of Alabama Birmingham Pediatric Neurology Residency: University of Alabama Birmingham Neurology Interests: Neuromuscular disease, epilepsy, stroke, pseudo seizure Private/Academic – Child Neurology – Jacksonville, FL Eunkuk Kim, MD Rehabilitation Fellowship (Completed 2009) Home State: South Korea Undergraduate: Kyunghee University Medical School:  Kyunghee University School of Medicine Residency: Kyunghee University Medical Center Neurology:  Stroke rehabilitation Practice – Private – South Korea Deborah Kirby, MD EMG Fellow (Completed 2008) Home State: Arkansas Undergraduate: Oklahoma Baptist University Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Neurology Interests: EMG/Neuromuscular disease Private Practice – High Point, NC Pornpatr Likittanasombut, MD Stroke Fellow ( Completed 2006) Home Country: Thailand Medical School: Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital Neurology Residency: Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital Neurology Interests: Neurosonology Dipak Pandya, MD Epilepsy Fellow  (Completed 2006) Home Country: India Medical School: B.J. Medical College Neurology Residency: Temple University Hospital Neurology Interests: Coma, sleep disorders in children, critical care neurophysiology, and epilepsy Private Practice – General Neurology – New York Eric Pitts, MD EMG Fellow  (Completed 2007) Home State:  Nebraska Undergraduate:  Benedictine College Medical School:  University of Nebraska Medical Center Internship: Wake Forest University School of Medicine Residency: Wake Forest University School of Medicine Practice – Private Practice – Georgia Chaitawat Tienviboon, MD Stroke, Cerebrovascular disease, and Neurosonology Fellowship (Completed 2009) Home State: Thailand Undergraduate: Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand Medical School: Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand Residency: Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University, Thailand Neurology Interest: Stroke, Neurosonology, Neuroimaging Lori Trefts, MD Multiple Sclerosis Fellow (Completed 2007) Home State:  Missouri Undergraduate: Southwest Baptist University Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine Internship: Internal Medicine Preliminary Internship, St. Mary’s Health Center Neurology Resident: Wake Forest University School of Medicine Neurology Interests:  Multiple Sclerosis Practice – Private Practice, Virginia Ron Turck, MD EMG Fellow  (Completed 2006) Home State: New York Undergraduate: SUNY Stony Brook Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine Neurology Residency: Stony Brook University Hospital Neurology Interests: Neuromuscular disease Private Practice – General Neurology – Clearwater, FL